Egg-stamp.



J. E. LOMAS.

EGG STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23. IBM.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1'? 1915.

[Application filed July23, 1914. Serial No. 852,688.

To all whom it may concern Be rt known that L'JosEPH E. LoMAs, a

citizen of the United States, residing at,

Smuggler, in the county of San Miguel and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eg Starnps, of which thefollowing is speci-.

fication.

This invention relates to an improved egg stamp; and the principal Object of the invention is "to provide an. egg stamp having an improved handle, marker holdingstrip and improved means for yieldably holding the marker holding strip in a normal position. Another object of. the invention isto so construct the .handlewthat a rod leading from the marker holding strip may beconnected with the movable outer endp'ortion of the handle.

Another object'ofthe inventionis to so construct the handle that the outer end portion may be easily removed from the rod leading from themarker holding'strip.

Another object of the invention: is to so construct the stamp that all of the parts may be taken apart when desired.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the resilient frame which carries the marker holding strip that there will be no danger of the mark formed upon the eggs blurring- This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the stamp; Fig. 2 is a view looking at the outer face of the marker holding strip; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional vievs taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end portion of the resilient frame which carries the marker holding strip.

The marker holding strip 10 is formed of yieldable material such as rubber or the like and is provided upon its outer face with longitudinally extending grooves forming seats in which the type 11 may be placed as shown in Fig. 2. The type 11 is mounted in the seat of the marker holding strip in the same manner that type is placed in a dating stamp. The end portions of this marker may-move away fromthe ends of the frame when the stamp is in use as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, thus preventing danger of the marker holding strip being torn loose from the frame 14. A bracing block 15 is placed within the frame 14' and is secured to the frame by the screws 16 and 171., The screws 16 pass through the frame 14 and into the bracing block15 and the screws 17 pass through the bracing block 15 and frame 14 and into the inner handle section 18 which fits against the outer face of the frame. This inner handle section is provided with a passageway 19 which registers with the alined openings or passageways 20 and 2,1 of the frame and bracing-block, thus providing, a continuous passage through which the rod 22 may pass. This rod 22 has its outer end portion provided with a head 23 which fits within a socket 24 thus permitting the rod to be connected with the marker holdingstrip 10. The outerhandle section. 25 is screwed upon the neck 26 of the socket 27 in which there is formed a pocket 28. In this pocket 28 there is mounted a metallic block 29 which is heldin place by'the screws 80 and is provided with an opening which registers with the passage 19 of the inner handle section 18. The inner end portion of the rod 22 is threaded and a nut 31 is carried by the threaded end por tion and fits within the enlarged inner end portion 32 of the opening formed in the block 29. This nut 31 will therefore form an abutment for causing the outer handle section to move to the dotted line position when the stamp is in use and return to the normal position when the stamp is not in use. The resilient frame 14 gives the desired spring action to cause this movement.

When this stamp is in use, the name of the egg dealer is set up with type as shown in Fig. 2 and the eggs are then held in one hand and the stamp with the other, the stamp being held by the inner handle section 18. The eggs are then placed against theftype and the type carrying strip 10 pressed toward the bracing block 15 until the type will engage the egg as shown in Fig. 1. The egg is then removed and the stamp will return to its original position due to the spring action of the frame 14. While the stamp is moving to the position indicated by dotted lines and returning to the normal position, the rod 22 will guide the type carrying strip and cause it to bend an inner handle section fitting against the outer face of said frame, a bracing block j fitting against the inner face of said frame,

means for securing said handle section and block to said 7 frame, a flexible carrying marker strip having its end portions hingedly connected with the ends of said, a frame, a guiding rod having 1ts outer endportion connected with said marker carrying strip and slidably passing through said bracing block, frame and inner handle sectlon, and an outer handle section connected v with the opposite end portion of said guiding rod.

2. A stamp comprising a handle, a resilient frame connected with said handle,

hinged ears formed adjacent theends of 1 said frame, a flexible marker carrying strip,

hinged leaves carried by'said strip and p1votally connected with said hinged ears, and

v a guiding rod carried'by said strip and slidably passing through said frame and handle. 8. A stamp comprising an inner handle by saidsocket. a t V 5. A stamp including a handle member,

section, a resilient frame "carried by said inner handle section and provided with an opening registering-with a passage formed through said inner handle section, a flexible marker carrying strip movably connected with said resilient frame, a guiding rod carried by said strip and passing through said frame' and inner handle section, and an outer handle section connected"wit h said rod. s .v i 4. A stamp comprising an inner handle section, a resilient frame carried by SZLlCl'lllner handle section, flexible marker carrying means connected Wltll said frame, a gu ding rod carried by said strip landpassing through said innerha'ndle section, a socket, a block mounted in'said socket and fitting about said guiding rod, an abutment nut placed upon said rod between said block and 7 socket, and an outer handle'section carried 7 a yieldable frame connected with said handle, flexible marker carrying means con nected with said frame'and: guidmg' means for said flexible carrying means slidably. 60.

connected with said handle member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. g

r JOSEPH; E. LOMAS. Witnesses: q

JAS.-J. ENGLISH, Gno. R. LIGTERS.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. a 

